ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In the wake of an unauthorized strike by correction officers earlier this year, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and several unions published recommendations to amend the state's Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act. DOCCS said that their proposals would improve safety for both staff and people who are incarcerated.

James Miller from the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, the correction officers' union, said, "We were pleased to participate and look forward towards achieving the recommendations the committee has submitted to the Governor and State Legislature."

The HALT Committee—formed in March 2025 through an agreement with NYSCOPBA—drafted the unanimous recommendati

See Full Page